Gans, Carl, 1923-2009
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Name (Latin)
Gans, Carl, 1923-2009
Other forms of name
Gans, C. (Carl), 1923-2009
Gans, Carl, 1923-
Gans, C. (Carl), 1923-
Date of birth
1923-09-07
Date of death
2009-11-30
Associated country
Germany
United States
Field of activity
Biology
Herpetology
Zoology
Occupation
Zoologists
College teachers
Biologists
Herpetologists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
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Sources of Information
- Chinleana website, Apr. 26, 2010(In memoriam Carl Gans, 1923-2009; Dr. Carl Gans, 86, died in Austin, Tex. on Nov. 30, 2009)
- Carl Gans (Carl Gans (7 September 1923 - 30 November 2009) was a German-born American zoologist and herpetologist. Gans, who was Jewish, was born in Germany. While a teenager in 1939, he was able to escape Nazi Germany by fleeing to the United States, where he completed his education. He attended George Washington High School in New York City. In 1944 he earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering at New York University, and in 1950 an MS in Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University. In 1957 he received a PhD in Biology from Harvard University. From 1947 to 1955 Gans worked as an engineer. From 1957 to 1958 he was a Fellow in Biology at the University of Florida. From 1958 to 1971 he taught biology at the State University of New York, Buffalo. From then on he was Professor of Biology at the University of Michigan. He retired in 1988. In 1997 he moved to Austin (Texas) where he had an adjunct position at The University of Texas. Gans was editor of the Biology of the Reptilia a 23-volume work published from 1969 to 2009. ( (Wikipedia, viewed June 17, 2022:) )
- His A bibliography of the herpetology of Japan, 1949.
- The lancelets, 1996:contents p. (C. Gans) p. S-3 (Carl Gans; Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Michigan)